Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1912, Apr. 3 | Born in New York, N.Y. |
1918 | Began dance lessons with Ruth Doing. |
1929 | Graduated from the Walden School, New York. |
1931-1935 | Danced and studied with Hanya Holm at the Wigman School. |
1934 | Joined New Dance Group. The dream ends, choreographed for New Dance Group. |
1935 | Attended summer course taught by Martha Graham at Bennington College, V.T. Married filmmaker Leo Hurwitz, (separated 1962 and later divorced). Middle-class portraits, for New Dance Group. |
1935-1946 | Danced with Martha Graham Company. |
1937 | Evacuation, choreographed with Sophie Maslow. Fantasy, music by Earl Robinson. Satiric suite, with Maslow, William Matons, and Anna Sokolow. Song for Soviet Youth Day, for New Dance Group. Music by Bohuslav Martinů. Under the swastika, music by Alex North. |
1938-1958 | Taught at Neighborhood Playhouse, New York, N.Y. |
1938 | Harmonic breakdown, music by Sonny Terry. Jazz lyric, music by Earl Robinson. Danced in the premiere of Graham's American document. |
1939 | Ballad of Molly Pitcher, music by Earl Robinson. |
1942 | Co-founded the Dudley-Maslow-Bales Trio with Maslow and William Bales. Bach suite, with Maslow and Bales. Caprichos, with Maslow from the Women of Spain suite, music by Joaquín Turina. Short story, music by Paul Creston. |
1943 | "As poor Richard says" - a Colonial charade, with Maslow and Bales. Music by Gregory Tucker. American morning, music by Marc Blitzstein and text by David Wolff. |
1944 | Spanish suite, with Maslow. Includes Cante flamenco. Swing your lady, sung by Tony Kraber. |
1945 | Furlough: a boardwalk episode, with Bales. Music by Robert McBride. New world a-comin', music by Sonny Terry. |
1946 | The lonely ones, inspired William Steig's book of cartoons with sound effects by Zoe Williams. |
1950-1966 | Directed New Dance Group. |
1956-1964 | Taught at Teacher's College and Columbia University. |
1966-1968 | Member of Dance faculty at Bennington College. |
1965 | Haiku, a short film by Leo Hurwitz featuring Dudley's choreography. |
1967 | Originated the role of Mother Courage in Richard Kuch's The brood. |
1968-1969 | Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company, Israel. |
1970-1990 | Director of Graham Studies at London School of Contemporary Dance. |
1970 | Performed in revival of Graham's Letter to the world at Brooklyn Academy of Music. |
1988 | Then and now, dances by Jane Dudley, a retrospective of 50 years of choreography, presented in New York. Included world premiere of Island. |
2001 September 19 | Died in London. |